Retired Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra Appointed First CEO of Ram Temple Trust

Exam-focused facts from the 2 September 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Retired Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra was appointed the first chief executive officer (CEO) of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on September 2, 2026.
Mishra, who hails from Deoria, Uttar Pradesh, commanded the Indian Air Force's Western Air Command during Operation Sindoor.
He was selected from 5,585 applicants by a three-member committee comprising retired Justice Pramod Kohli, Lt Gen (retd) Vishnukant Chaturvedi, and nuclear scientist Dr Suresh Haware.
Govind Dev Giri was appointed general secretary of the trust, and Mahesh Bhagchandka was appointed treasurer.
Madan Mohan Pandey, Mahesh Bhagchandka, and Dr Nirmala Yadav were inducted as new trustees.
The appointment came amid a controversy over alleged embezzlement of temple donations that led to the arrest of eight people.